Quote by Joseph Story
And it is no less true, that personal security and private propert

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice. – Joseph Story

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A good government implies two things first, fidelity to the objects of the government secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained. – Joseph Story

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Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. – Joseph Story

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We all have within us a deep wisdom, but sometimes we dont know we have it. – Shakti Gawain

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The extreme limit of wisdom, thats what the public calls madness. – Jean Cocteau

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To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly. – Samuel Johnson

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It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own. – William Ralph Inge

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